Chapter 148: Transformation Complete! (Fourth update, seeking subscriptions, monthly passes, recommendation tickets, and tips!)
Spring turned to summer.
June 10th, Konoha Year 48, 6:00 PM.
Bedroom.
Asuma Sarutobi's eyelids fluttered as he opened his eyes.
"It's finally completely done!"
A smile bloomed on Asuma Sarutobi's face, and he then stood up stretching.
Instantly, the joints in his body popped.
Looking down at himself, Asuma Sarutobi chuckled, "I'm already 1.8 meters tall!"
"It seems a bit too much time has passed."
"However, 1.85 meters would have been enough. Being too tall isn't ideal either."
He smiled, then spread out his senses, easily discerning the current time.
"Tomorrow is Kurenai's birthday, fate works in mysterious ways!"
Very soon, Asuma Sarutobi's senses connected with his Shadow Clones scattered throughout the village.
He had emerged from seclusion!
Before long.
The Shadow Clones began to dissolve one by one, feeding back a massive amount of memories.
Fortunately, although he had been in seclusion for a little over a year, without leaving his room, he hadn't been completely cut off from the outside world.
The longest any of his current Shadow Clones had existed was six months.
This was to prevent the Shadow Clones from existing for too long, accumulating too many negative effects that would heavily impact the host body upon dissolution.
However.
Such concerns were clearly unnecessary.
His body was now completely different from what it was a year ago. The dissolution of the Shadow Clones did not impact his spirit, nor did it affect his physical body.
After half an hour, all the memories from the Shadow Clones had been received.
Asuma Sarutobi clicked his tongue slightly, "These Shadow Clones were really audacious, trying to create Rinnegan."
"But, if they keep going like this, it might actually be possible."
After a moment's thought, he created nine more Shadow Clones to continue their research at the experimental base, shifting his attention back to himself.
After more than a year of dedicated cultivation, Yang Style, Yin Style, Lightning Style, Earth Style, and Water Style—a total of five Chakra Nature Transformations—had been completely and utterly etched into his genes.
This meant.
His descendants might inherit all of his Chakra Nature Transformations.
But he had spent over a year in seclusion not for the sake of his descendants' inheritance.
It was for himself, for longevity!
Asuma Sarutobi opened the system.
His character level was still 42, but he had accumulated 2.32 million experience points, not far from leveling up.
All of these were thanks to the Shadow Clones.
Additionally, a new achievement had appeared: [Ninjutsu Doctor]!
The reward was 1 Attribute Point and 1 Skill Point.
This time there was no Skill Pack, but instead, two specified Intelligence Stats were granted.
He decided to hold onto the Skill Points for now and allocated the Attribute Points to Constitution, increasing his Intelligence Stat by +2!
Subsequently, Asuma Sarutobi opened his own attribute panel.
Constitution: 136
Agility: 112.5
Intelligence: 118
Charm: 105
Looking at his four major attributes, Asuma Sarutobi couldn't help but grin.
Just as he had predicted, the Six Paths-level Chakra Nature Transformations had a profoundly deep impact on his physical constitution.
Especially the Yang Style Chakra Nature Transformation!
It had boosted his Constitution Stat by over twenty points in one go, with Yang Style contributing the most.
Moreover, he hadn't trained at all this past year.
136 was by no means his limit!
With continued training, his Constitution would definitely see another period of rapid improvement.
And he was only 15 years old!
"However, my current Chakra amount is already on par with the First Hokage!"
Sarutobi Asuma felt genuine joy.
In the past, Jiraiya, Uzumaki Kushina, and Senju Hashirama had all been his goals.
Once his Constitution surpassed one hundred, his Chakra amount officially matched the ceiling among ordinary ninjas like Jiraiya.
Now, after over a year in seclusion, he had surpassed Uzumaki Kushina herself and was comparable to Senju Hashirama.
Of course, this was an estimation.
After all, he couldn't exactly summon Senju Hashirama using Impure World Reincarnation to ask, could he?
Still, it was more or less accurate.
Although Senju Hashirama was dead, his cells were still around, and there had been research on them previously.
In terms of the energy of individual cells, he had already slightly surpassed Senju Hashirama's cells.
"If I go all out, I would definitely have the upper hand."
"Because the First Hokage's Sage Mode is nowhere near as good as mine!"
Sarutobi Asuma was very confident.
More importantly, he was now comparing himself to Senju Hashirama at his peak.
Currently, he was just a 15-year-old youth.
The Sage of Six Paths was within sight!
And after the Sage of Six Paths came Ōtsutsuki Kaguya!
"However, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya... tsk!"
Sarutobi Asuma felt a slight headache.
Fortunately, he was still a Sage!
His future peak might not surpass hers, but his stamina would definitely be stronger!
"According to the original timeline, there are still 15 years... Who knows?"
Sarutobi Asuma's ambition grew even greater.
And this seclusion hadn't just increased his Chakra limit.
His recovery ability surpassed Senju Hashirama's.
More importantly, he could now freely control his self-healing ability.
"However, for me, having stronger cell vitality is the most important thing."
Sarutobi Asuma carefully felt the cells within his body.
Stronger cell vitality meant longer division cycles.
And longer division cycles also meant his lifespan had indirectly increased.
Not to mention that the number of times his cells could divide had also increased.
This was a path towards immortality!
As for the incidental benefit of eternal youth, it was hardly worth mentioning.
"With my current cell division cycle and number of divisions, my lifespan is about another 200 years."
"However, Sage Transformation has been constantly influencing me, and my lifespan will continue to extend."
"Furthermore, continuing to develop my Kekkei Genkai, Kekkei Tōta, and even Kekkei Mōra will inevitably continue to strengthen my cells."
"The level of the seven Chakra Nature Transformations also needs to be improved..."
Sarutobi Asuma kept summarizing.
The transformation his body had undergone this time was too significant; he needed time to explore it.
Moreover, he still had to fully excavate and utilize the power of the Six Paths level of Chakra Nature Transformation.
At that point, he could completely surpass the Sage of Six Paths!
After closing the system interface, Sarutobi Asuma went out to wash up.
After having dinner with his family in the evening, he went out to Kurenai's place.
"Asuma?"
Seeing her lover, who had grown significantly taller, Yūhi Kurenai was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. "You... you're out of seclusion!"
"Yeah!"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled, looking at Yūhi Kurenai, whose charm had reached a new level.
However, she had become more petite!
After greeting Yūhi Kurenai, the two walked side-by-side through the shopping district, then went to Konoha's food street to eat various favorite foods with Kurenai.
After 9 PM, they arrived at the Hokage Rock and sat nestled on the Fourth Hokage's head, gazing at the sky full of stars.
"Kurenai, what do you think about us going to see outer space in the future?" Sarutobi Asuma asked with a smile.
"Outer space?"
"Do you think there'll be people on those stars too?" Yūhi Kurenai couldn't help but wonder aloud.
"There probably will be!" Sarutobi Asuma chuckled. After all, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had come from outer space.
The two fantasized about the stars and galaxies beyond, their time together warm and sweet.
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